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  • Stewart, Kitty, Gambaro, Ludovica, Reader, Mary (2025). Levelling down? Understanding the decline of the maintained nursery sector in England. British Educational Research Journal, 51(2), 1009 - 1038. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4104 picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Andersen, Kate, Patrick, Ruth, Reader, Mary, Reeves, Aaron (2025). Does reducing child benefits mean parents work more? A mixed-methods study of the labor market effects of the United Kingdom’s "two-child limit". Social Service Review, 99(1), 3 - 42. https://doi.org/10.1086/734071 picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Patrick, Ruth, Reeves, Aaron (2025). The sins of the parents: conceptualizing adult-oriented reforms to family benefits. Journal of European Social Policy, 35(1), 68 - 82. https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287241290739 picture_as_pdf
  • Andersen, Kate, Redman, Jamie, Stewart, Kitty, Patrick, Ruth (2025). It's the kids that suffer’: exploring how the UK's benefit cap and two-child limit harm children. Social Policy and Administration, 59(1), 57 - 72. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13034 picture_as_pdf
  • Reeves, Aaron, Fransham, Mark, Stewart, Kitty, Reader, Mary, Patrick, Ruth (2024). Capping welfare payments for workless families increases employment and economic inactivity: evidence from the UK's benefit cap. International Journal of Social Welfare, 33(4), 981 - 994. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12651 picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Patrick, Ruth, Reeves, Aaron (2023). A time of need: exploring the changing poverty risk facing larger families in the UK. Journal of Social Policy, 54(1), 75 - 99. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279422000952 picture_as_pdf
  • Karamanos, A., Stewart, K., Harding, S., Kelly, Y., Lacey, R.E. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent drug use in the UK: the moderating role of socioeconomic position and ethnicity. SSM - Population Health, 19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101142 picture_as_pdf
  • Reeves, Aaron, Fransham, Mark, Stewart, Kitty, Patrick, Ruth (2022). Does capping social security harm health? A natural experiment in the UK. Social Policy and Administration, 56(3), 345 - 359. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12768 picture_as_pdf
  • Cooper, Kerris, Stewart, Kitty (2020). Does household income affect children’s outcomes? A systematic review of the evidence. Child Indicators Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-020-09782-0 picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Cooper, Kerris, Shutes, Isabel (2020). What will ‘taking back control’ mean for social policy in the UK? Brexit, public services and social rights. Journal of European Social Policy, 30(4), 509 - 517. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928720949144 picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Campbell, Tammy, Gambaro, Ludovica (2019). The peer composition of pre-school settings in England, and early recorded attainment among low-income children. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(6), 717 - 741. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2019.1583549 picture_as_pdf
  • Hantrais, Linda, Stewart, Kitty, Cooper, Kerris (2019). Making sense of the social policy impacts of Brexit. Contemporary Social Science, 14(2), 242-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2019.1572217
  • Campbell, Tammy, Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty (2018). “Universal” early education: who benefits? Patterns in take-up of the entitlement to free early education among three-year-olds in England. British Educational Research Journal, 44(3), 515-538. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3445
  • Stewart, Kitty, Roberts, Nick (2017). Child poverty measurement in the UK: assessing support for the downgrading of income-based poverty measures. Social Indicators Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-018-1880-9
  • Stewart, Kitty (2015). Book review: when a rich society gets a bit poorer: the safety net in hard times. British Journal of Sociology, 66(3), 583-592. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12139_3 picture_as_pdf
  • Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty, Waldfogel, Jane (2015). A question of quality: do children from disadvantaged backgrounds receive lower quality early childhood education and care? British Educational Research Journal, 41(4), 553-574. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3161
  • Stewart, Kitty (2014). Employment trajectories and later employment outcomes for mothers in the British household panel survey: an analysis by skill level. Journal of Social Policy, 43(1), 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1017/S004727941300055X
  • Sutherland, William J., Goulden, Chris, Bell, Kate, Bennett, Fran, Burall, Simon, Bush, Marc, Callan, Samantha, Catcheside, Kim, Corner, Julian & D'arcy, Conor T. et al (2013). 100 questions: identifying research priorities for poverty prevention and reduction. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 21(3), 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982713X671210
  • Bastagli, Francesca, Stewart, Kitty (2012). Madri e mercato del lavoro: percorsi occupazionali e crescita salariale. La Rivista Delle Politiche Sociali, 2(April-).
  • Stewart, Kitty (2009). Book review: monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2008. Journal of Social Policy, 38(4), 729-731. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279409990171
  • Stewart, Kitty (2009). Employment and wage trajectories for mothers entering low-skilled work: evidence from the British Lone Parent Cohort. Social Policy and Administration, 43(5), 483-507. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00675.x
  • Stewart, Kitty, Huerta, Maria Carmen (2009). A share of new growth for children?: policies for the very young in non-EU Europe and the CIS. Journal of European Social Policy, 19(2), 160-173. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928708101869
  • Stewart, Kitty (2009). Labour's record on inequality and the new opportunities white paper. Political Quarterly, 80(3), 427-433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2009.02013.x
  • Stewart, Kitty (2005). Dimensions of well-being in EU regions: do GDP and unemployment tell us all we need to know? Social Indicators Research, 73(2), 221-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-2922-7
  • Stewart, Kitty (2003). Monitoring social inclusion in Europe's regions. Journal of European Social Policy, 13(4), 335-356. https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287030134002
  • Micklewright, John, Stewart, Kitty (2001). Poverty and social exclusion in Europe. New Economy, 8(2), 104-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0041.00195
    • Book
  • Lupton, Ruth, Burchardt, Tania, Hills, John, Stewart, Kitty, Vizard, Polly (Eds.) (2016). Social policy in a cold climate: policies and their consequences since the crisis. Policy Press.
  • Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty, Waldfogel, Jane (Eds.) (2014). An equal start? Providing high quality early childhood education and care for disadvantaged children. Policy Press.
  • Hills, John, Sefton, Tom, Stewart, Kitty (Eds.) (2009). Towards a more equal society?: poverty, inequality and policy since 1997. Policy Press.
  • Hills, John, Stewart, Kitty (Eds.) (2005). A more equal society? New Labour, poverty, inequality and exclusion. Policy Press.
  • Stewart, Kitty (2000). Fiscal federalism in Russia: intergovernmental transfers and the financing of education. Edward Elgar.
  • Stewart, Kitty, Micklewright, J. (2000). The welfare of Europe's children: are EU member states converging? The Policy Press / UNICEF.
    • Chapter
  • Stewart, Kitty (2011). A treble blow?: child poverty in 2010 and beyond. In Holden, Chris, Kilkey, Majella, Ramia, Gaby (Eds.), Social Policy Review 23: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2011 (pp. 165-184). Policy Press.
  • Stewart, Kitty (2005). Equality and social justice. In Seldon, Anthony (Ed.), The Blair Effect (pp. 306-336). Cambridge University Press.
  • Hills, John, Stewart, Kitty (2005). Conclusion: a tide turned but mountains yet to climb? In Hills, John, Stewart, Kitty (Eds.), A More Equal Society? New Labour, Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion . Policy Press.
  • Stewart, Kitty, Micklewright, John (2001). Child well-being in the EU - and enlargement to the East. In Vleminckx, Koen, Smeeding, Timothy (Eds.), Child Well-Being, Child Poverty and Child Policy in Modern Nations: What Do We Know? (pp. 99-128). Policy Press.
    • Conference or Workshop Item
  • Campbell, Tammy, Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty (2018-02-19 - 2018-02-24) Closing the gap in access to free ‘universal’ early education what types of provision can help low-income families participate? [Poster]. LSE Research Festival 2018, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, GBR. picture_as_pdf
    • Report
  • Bramley, Glen, Burchardt, Tania, Cooper, Kerris, Fitzpatrick, Suzanne, Hills, John, Hughes, Jarrod, Lacey, Nicola, Lupton, Ruth, Macmillan, Lindsey & McKnight, Abigail et al (2023). The Conservative Governments’ record on social policy from May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020: policies, spending and outcomes. An assessment of social policies and social inequalities on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Overview Paper SPDOOP01). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Campbell, Tamsin, Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty Judith (2019). Inequalities in the experience of early education in England: access, peer groups and transitions. (CASEbriefs CASEbrief 36). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Cooper, Kerris Maya Louise, Stewart, Kitty Judith (2017). CASE annual report 2016. (CASEreports CASEreport 112). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Cooper, Kerris, Stewart, Kitty (2015). Does money in adulthood affect adult outcomes? (CASEreports CASEreport 096). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Lupton, Ruth, Burchardt, Tania, Fitzgerald, Amanda, Hills, John, McKnight, Abigail, Obolenskaya, Polina, Stewart, Kitty, Thomson, Stephanie, Tunstall, Rebecca, Vizard, Polly (2015). The Coalition’s social policy record: policy, spending and outcomes 2010-2015. (Social policy in a cold climate research report SPCCRR04). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Cooper, Kerris, Stewart, Kitty (2013). Does money affect children’s outcomes? (CASEreports 80). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Lupton, Ruth, Hills, John, Stewart, Kitty, Vizard, Polly (2013). Labour’s social policy record: policy, spending and outcomes 1997-2010. (Social policy in a cold climate research report SPCCRR01). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Burchardt, Tania, Hills, John, Lupton, Ruth, Stewart, Kitty, Vizard, Polly (2013). Social policy in a cold climate: a framework for analysing the effects of social policy. (Social policy in a cold climate research note series SPCCRN001). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty, Waldfogel, Jane (2013). Equal access to high quality early education and care? Evidence from England and lessons from other countries. (CASEbriefs 32). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty, Waldfogel, Jane (2013). A question of quality: do children from disadvantagedbackgrounds receive lower quality early years educationand care in England? (CASEpapers 171). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Bastagli, Francesca, Stewart, Kitty (2011). Employment pathways and wage progression for mothers in low-skilled work: evidence from three British datasets. (CASEbriefs 30). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Stewart, Kitty (2010). Human development in Europe. (Human Development Research Paper 2010/07). United Nations.
    • Online resource
  • Cooper, Kerris, Stewart, Kitty (2017). If we want to improve social mobility, we have to address child poverty.
  • Stewart, Kitty, Lupton, Ruth (2015). Social mobility under the coalition government: have the life chances of the poorest children improved?
  • Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty (2013). Deregulating ratios without improving qualifications first is a recipe for a more chaotic and less nurturing environment for young children.
    • Working paper
  • Reader, Mary, Andersen, Kate, Patrick, Ruth, Reeves, Aaron, Stewart, Kitty (2023). Making work pay? The labour market effects of capping child benefits in larger families. (CASEpapers CASE 229). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Patrick, Ruth, Reeves, Aaron (2023). The sins of the parents: conceptualising adult-oriented reforms to family policy. (CASEpapers CASE 228). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Reeves, Aaron, Patrick, Ruth (2021). A time of need: exploring the changing poverty risk facing larger families in the UK. (CASEpapers CASE 224). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Reader, Mary (2021). The Conservative governments' record on early childhood from May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020: policies, spending and outcomes. (Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Papers SPDORP08). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Reeves, Aaron Samuel, Fransham, Mark James, Stewart, Kitty Judith, Patrick, Ruth (2020). Did the introduction of the benefit cap in Britain harm mental health? A natural experiment approach. (CASEpapers CASE 221). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Campbell, Tammy, Gambaro, Ludovica, Stewart, Kitty (2019). Inequalities in the experience of early education in England: access, peer groups and transitions. (CASEpapers 214). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Cooper, Kerris, Shutes, Isabel (2019). What does Brexit mean for social policy in the UK? An exploration of the potential consequences of the 2016 referendum for public services, inequalities and social rights. (Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Papers SPDORP03). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Cooper, Kerris, Stewart, Kitty (2017). Does Money Affect Children’s Outcomes? An update. (CASEpapers 203). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Roberts, Nick (2016). How do experts think child poverty should be measured in the UK? An analysis of the Coalition Government’s consultation on child poverty measurement 2012-13. (CASEpapers 197). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Obolenskaya, Polina (2015). The Coalition's record on under fives: policy, spending and outcomes 2010-2015. (Social Policy in a Cold Climate Research Working Papers SPCCWP12). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty (2013). Labour's record on the under fives: policy, spending and outcomes 1997-2010. (CASEpapers CASE 176). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty (2013). Labour's record on the under fives: policy, spending and outcomes 1997 - 2010. (Social policy in a cold climate working paper SPCCWP04). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Stewart, Kitty (2011). Employment trajectories and later employment outcomes for mothers in the British Household Panel Survey: an analysis by skill level. (CASEpapers 144). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Bastagli, Francesca, Stewart, Kitty (2011). Pathways and penalties: mothers’ employment trajectories and wage growth in the Families and Children Study. (CASEpapers 157). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Midgley, James, Stewart, Kitty, Piachaud, David, Glennerster, Howard (2008). Welfare reform in the United States: implications for British social policy. (CASEpapers 131). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Stewart, Kitty (2007). Employment trajectories for mothers in low-skilled work: evidence from the British lone parent cohort. (CASEpapers 122). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Stewart, Kitty (2002). Measuring well-being and exclusion in Europe's regions. (CASEpaper 53). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
    • Blog post
  • Stewart, Kitty, Reeves, Aaron, Patrick, Ruth (27 November 2025) How to solve child poverty. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Patrick, Ruth (2 July 2024) Abolishing the two-child limit is just the start for tackling child poverty. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty (1 July 2024) Making child benefits more universal is a good idea, badly timed. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Patrick, Ruth, Andersen, Kate, Stewart, Kitty, Tominey, Emma (21 November 2023) What Scotland's policies can teach Westminster about fighting poverty. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty (20 March 2023) A half-baked early years funding policy risks negatively impacting children. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Patrick, Ruth, Stewart, Kitty, Warnock, Rosalie (1 June 2022) The cost-of-living budget: why it’s time to focus more squarely on need. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Patrick, Ruth (11 April 2022) The most vulnerable households have been forgotten in the cost-of-living crisis and the consequences will be devastating. It’s time to scrap the benefit cap. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Patrick, Ruth, Warnock, Rosalie, Reeves, Aaron, Stewart, Kitty, Andersen, Kate, Reader, Mary (18 November 2021) When the cap really doesn’t fit: populist policymaking and the benefit cap. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Reeves, Aaron, Patrick, Ruth (30 July 2021) Why we can’t understand child poverty in the UK without thinking about family size. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty, Reader, Mary (10 May 2021) Prioritise early years to reduce childhood inequalities. LSE COVID-19 Blog. picture_as_pdf
  • Stewart, Kitty (7 December 2020) How can we end child poverty in the UK? Kitty Stewart talks to the LSE IQ podcast. LSE COVID-19 Blog.
  • Patrick, Ruth, Reeves, Aaron, Stewart, Kitty (12 May 2020) COVID-19 and low-income families: the government must lift the benefit cap and remove the two-child limit. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf